Cover-holder for vessels.



No. 660,424. Patented Oct. 23, I900. a. GORDON.

COVER HOLDER FOR VESSELS.

(Application flled'J'une 2a, 1900.

(No Model.)

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UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GORDON, OF LUTHER, MICHIGAN. I

. COVER-HOLDER FOR VESSELS.

PECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 660,424,dated October 23,1900.

Application filed June 28, 1900. Serial No. 21,918. CNO model- T0 aZZwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE GORDoN, a citi 'zen of the United States,residing at Luther,

: lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichjt appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to alid or cover holder for cooking pots, pans, andvessels; and one object is to provide an improved locking device forfirmly holding the cover in place on the vessel to which it is applied,which device is adjustable for application to vessels 'and covers ofdifferent sizes and is adapted to be readily engaged with and releasedfrom the vessel without the necessity of the operator touching eitherthe vessel or the cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pot or lid holdercombining simplicity and cheapness of construction with durability andease of operation and one in which the number of parts is reduced to aminimum.

to fit upon the edge of an ordinary-cooking tremities of their arms withcorresponding hooks 4, adapted to engage the side and rim edge of thepot or vessel to retain the cover in position thereon, the hooks of onesection being arranged to project beyond the edge of the cover at theside diametrically opposite the hooks of the other section. The fixedsection 2 is rigidly secured to the cover by keepers or loops 5, closelyembracing the arms thereof and passing-through openings formed in thecover and clenched against the under side thereof. of the fixed sectionin its proper position, the inner ends of the arms thereof may be offsetor bent downwardly, as at 6, and one set of the loops or keepers appliedthereto, this construction resulting in the formation of shoulders toprevent inward displacement of the sections. The inner ends of the armsof the fixed section are bent upwardly and con nected. by a bridge orcrosspiece 7, formed ,with' a central ring or loop 8 to receive thefinger of the operator in manipulating the adsame to slide freely towardand from the fixed section. The arms of the adjustable section aremounted to slide between the arms of the fixed section and are connectedtherewith by rings or eyes 10, forming guides which hold the twosections connected and at the same time guide the back-and-forthmovements of the adjustable section. At their inner ends the arms of theadjustable section are bent to form spring-coils 11 and are thenceextended to form a bail-shaped locking device 12, the cross-bar orbridge-piece 13 of which constitutes a handle or finger-piece, wherebythe adjustable section may be moved in and out in adjusting the holderfor application to vessels of different sizes. The arms of thebailshaped locking device move below the crossbar or bridge-piece 7 ofthe fixed section and are bent to form corresponding serrations orrack-teeth 14 to engage said bar and hold the adjustable section lockedin its adjusted 'position. The lockingbail is normally held pressed upinto lockingengagement with the said cross-bar of the fixed section bythe spring-coils 11 and may be released from looking engagement bydepressing the free end or cross-bar thereof to withdraw the ser- Toinsure the retention.

' side and rim edge of the vessel by depressing the locking-bail andforcing it inward, which maybe conveniently effected by placing themiddle or first finger of one hand in the ring or loop 8 and employingthe thumb to actuate the locking-bail. The bail when thus moved forwardslides through the guide rings or eyes 10 until the hooks of theadjustable section are brought firmly into locking engagement,when saidadjustable section may be locked by releasingthe locking-bail andallowingth'e arms thereof to be forced up into locking engage ment withthe cross-bar of the fixed section by the spring-coils.

Instead of employing independent ghide loops, rings, or eyes 10, asshown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, I may bend the arms of the fixedsection or of the adjustable section, as

preferred, to form integral loops or eyes 10 to engage the arms of theother section and slidably connect the two.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the aecompanying drawings,

the operation of the device will be readily linderstood, and it. will beseen that it provides a simple and eifective device for holdinglids orcovers of cooking pots or vessels firmly in position and that the deviceis adapted to be operated in a convenient manner without the necessityof touching the pot or cover and running the liability of burning orscalding the hands. The device is, furthermore, coinpact and simple ofconstruction, as it practically embodies but two parts or sections, thelocking-bail forming a part of the adjustable section.

Ohanges in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to Within the scope of the invention without departing fromthe spirit or of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described my invention and pointed out its merits, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a lid or cover for a vessel, a holding device,said device comprising two sections secured to the cover and hav ingsliding engagement with each other, one

sacrificing any of said sections being composed. of resilient materialand having its free end bent upon itself, said end adapted to engagefrictionally the other section, whereby the two sections are held inadjusted position,substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a lid or cover fora vessel, a holding device,said device comprising two sections secured to the cover and havingsliding engagement with each other, one of said sections being composedof resilient material and having its free end bent upon itself to form aspring-actuated locking member, said member adapted to engagefrictionally the other section, whereby the two sections are held inadjusted position, substan tially as set forth; p I

3. In combination with a lid or cover for a vessel, a holding device,said device comprising two sections secured to the cover and havingsliding engagement with each other, one of said sections having itsinner end bent to form a keeper and the other having its inner end bentupon itself to form an outwardlyprojecting locking device havingspring-coils and adapted to frictionally engage said keeper, wherebythesections are held in adjusted position, and guides upon thekeepersection forsaitl locking-section, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- DGSSGS.

GEORGE GORDON. Witnesses:

EDWARD DOUGHERTY, WILL E. LINooLN.

